Peniculus minuticaudae is a species of parasitic pennellid copepod.[2] It is known from the northeast Pacific Ocean.[3] It was originally described in 1956,[1] redescribed in 2012,[4] and its complete life cycle has been elucidated on the cultured threadsail filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer in 2013.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Pennellidae |
| Genus: | Peniculus |
| Species: | P. minuticaudae
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| Binomial name | |
| Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b Shiino, SM (1956). "Copepods parasitic on Japanese fishes. 7. Peniculus and Peniculisa". Japanese Journal of Zoology. 11: 593–608.
- ^ Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. (2021). "Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b Ismail, Norshida; Ohtsuka, Susumu; Venmathi Maran, Balu Alagar; Tasumi, Satoshi; Zaleha, Kassim; Yamashita, Hirofumi (2013). "Complete life cycle of a pennellid Peniculus minuticaudae Shiino, 1956 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) infecting cultured threadsail filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer". Parasite. 20: 42. doi:10.1051/parasite/2013041. PMC 3813946. PMID 24165196.
- ^ Venmathi Maran, B. A.; Moon, Seong Yong; Oh, Sung-Yong; Soh, Ho Young; Myoung, Jung-Goo (2012). "Redescription of two pennellids (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) from Korea with a key to species of Peniculus von Nordmann, 1832". ZooKeys (243): 1–14. Bibcode:2012ZooK..243....1V. doi:10.3897/zookeys.243.3668. PMC 3552349. PMID 23372416.
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